So I hear people talking big game about owning Properties long term and the cash flow going up.In some states that are high property tax state like Texas here is what I have seen. 1. The taxes and insurance are increa...

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So my husband and I have been doing SMS marketing for a few months now and we just recently tried Launch Control and I have a love/hate relationship with it. It’s a great concept, but poor execution in ...

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Like many others I am new to real estate investing and decided I would finally stop thinking about it and actually move forward with trying to purchase, rehab, and sell my first investment property. I feel li...

What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Cautionary Tale for Newbies and Not-So-NewbiesThis post is intended to share some observations gained from more than a decade as a real estate investor, and to offer some words of cauti...

Hi all,I've been landlording for a year now. Earlier in the year, I had two rentals available, posted them online, got plenty of applications, got good tenants, all pretty straightforward. I pride myself on providing ...

Hello! My wife and I bought a 3 bed 1 bath well maintained sfh in a great area of LA four years ago as the market was rising. Both sets of parents contributed to the down payment. Then California passed the law legali...

We understand every realtor can write up their commission structure (to a certain legal degree), but we want to know what the standard commission structure usually is in Raleigh, NC. What would be the "off the shelf a...

I found an REO my 85 year old Mom wants to buy in lieu of getting a place in FL. It is closer.  I finally got in touch with the listing agent and he said he could get me a good deal if I went with him. I was not comfo...

When I asked about the status of a deal my agent was trying to line up for me, he (to his credit) told me he and his partners just put it under contract and that he would keep looking for a deal for me.I’m new to rent...

Hey Y'all. I've been working hard to find the right investment property, and I think I have found the one at this point. It's not on the MLS - older gentleman is selling off his units. The cash flow is great. He is as...